The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02
CITY NEWS.

--Liat night was the coolest Of the
season,
The County Court conveneS to-
morrow.
Society was receiving last evening
and night.
Several Memphians departed last
night for Nashville.
Water bond coupons are being
paid at the State National Bank.
Remember your "sixes and sev-
ems" from now until the end OF the
year.
--Theater cloeed until next Thurs
day evening, when Roland Reed will
present Chsek.
"A Logan Memorial meeting will
be held tonight in st James M. Il.
Church, corner Of Stafford and Fourth
streets.
The members Of tho Chelsea First
Baptist Church will give the Sunday
Echooi a CHRISTMAS Tree tomorrow
evening.
q AT the Shelby County Court to-
morrow elections will be held for
Chairman, School Superintendent,
Assessors and many other Offices.
The grand ball to be given by the
Knights OF the r d Branch takes place
next ThurSdAy evening at the Kn gifts
OF Innisiail hall, Admission ST.. La.
dies free,
On New Years Eve Mrs. John A.
Denie presented twenty newsboys
with ii each as New Years gift, In
lieu OF the usual annual dinner here
toiore given TO the boys.
No market reports are published
IN the Ape L today, no Geographic
reports having been received from
any quartz y's.erday. Mddiing COT
ton closed at % last Friday.
Last night several policemen
raided the house on the northeaa, cor
ner Of Beale aud DsSoto streets, owned
by Bob Batter and In which crap
game was going on. Fourteen negroes
were caught handling the dice.
Marriage licenses were granted
yesterday 81 Allen Gillian and Miss
Crissie MAyweather, Charley Reach
and Miss Annie Davis, annie Owens
and Miss Lula James, ell colored.
The banks, exchanges, insurance
Offices were closed yesterday, and the
Wholesale business houses followed
the good txamUle by noon. Never
was the New Years holiday more
generally recognize ID In Memphis.
John Mipgo Jones, the negro who
is charged with the JUST murders,
was taken TO Keervllle yesterday fol
the purpose of uuearthing gold
watch and $3.50 in cash, which he
claims he had secreted under log.
Amos Johnson, co'ored, was
lodged in the Jail at Marion, Ark,
Friday morning, charged with the
rape OF little white girl 8 years oil
age, named Margaret Arnold. Persons
from Marion state that thers is q prob.
ability Of Johnson being lynchtd.
The County Court should con.
slider the propriety OF an increase oil
the assessment OF values and their
equalization. The working people who
own their bones are beginning 10
"kick" at being assessed full value,
while some OF their Weather neigh.
bors are assessed at anything they
like.
AT | o'clock this morning Officer
Kehoe arrested young man named
Pat QuiulSH on the charge of highW sy
robbery. The charge was preferred
by a man named Hogan, VINO stated
that Q1inlau and another man bad
taken him ont ola saloon and, getting
him in dark place on Commerce
street, took $40 so from his pockets.
Deputy Coroner J. J. Barry last
midnight beld an inquett upon the
body OF ne.ro named jos Williams.
who died 10 thanty in the rear q
Concord sre,t. b-tween Man and
Front. The verdict q the Jury was
tina. he came t. his des'h from expo
sure and want Of medical attention.